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SPECIFICATION farming part of Letters Patent No. 338,584, dated March23, 1886,

Application tiled September 12, 1584. Serial No. 142,880. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, FRANCIS H. CRAFTS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Williamsport, in the county of Lycoming and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hats,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a perspective view of a hat having my improvement applied toits crown. Fig. 2 is a sectional View through Fig. l, taken in thevertical plane of a row of perforations.

This invention relates to hats and caps; and my object is to improvesuch head-wear by perforating its crown and employing, in connectionwith the pert'orations, cords, ribbons, tapes, or strips of any suitablematerial or color interwoven with said perforations and exposed to Viewon the outside of the crown of the hat or cap, whereby I combine, in aneat and handsome manner, ornamental figures,with Ventilating-aperturesdisposed over a large surface of the crown, as will be fully understoodfrom the following description, when taken in connection with theannexed drawings.

I have represented in the annexed drawings a round hat, which is of thatkind usually made of stifened felted material that is practicallyair-proof. Such hats have been provided with a perforation ou each sideof and sometimes through the center of the crown, for the purpose ofventilation; but the ventilation is exceedingly limited, andconsequently persons wearing such hats frequently complain of headachesand loss of hair.

It is the object of my invention to remedy this evil by allowingperfectly free ventila tion, and at the same time to stiften the crownand neatly ornament it.

A designates the crown of a hat known in the trade as a Derby,7 and B isthe rim thereof. E is a partition between the holes c a. These hats areusually made of a material which is impervious to air, and for thepurpose of ventilation their crowns have been perforated, as abovestated; but my invention is applicable to hats or caps made of anymaterial or of any shape.

By reference to the drawings it will be seen that I make rows ofperforations a through the external crown, A, and also through thelining C, and that I so dispose said perforatious that by employing afancy cord, D, of less size than the perforations and interlacing thiscord therewith I producean effect similar to embroidery or otherornamental work,

which is exposed to View ou the exterior surface of the hat.

In applying the cords, ribbons, embroidery, or strips of any suitablecolor or material, I pass them successively through the material of thecrown, and also through the lining. I thus unite the lining to thecrown, and at same time retain the perforations through the two fabricscoincident with each other, thereby insuring free ventilation.

In the drawings the perforations are disposed in two rows, running fromfront to rear of the upper part of the crown, and the cords D areinterlaced to form diamonds or squares; but I do not confine myinvention to such a disposition of the perforations and cords, as anyother design may be produced and the same result obtained. For instance,rows of perfbrations may be made to encircle the sides of the crown of aDerby or other style of hat, and the cords interlaced therewith in anyfanciful manner.

In practice the perforationsamay have eyelets applied to them, which maybe made highly ornamental. I

This invention is equally applicable to ladies7 hats, and can be used togreat advantage upon them.

T I am aware that hats have been made with a hole in the crown, withholes on opposite sides, and also ot open-work. Furthermore, I am awarethat itis old to provide the bosom of a shirt with holes, and to lacethe shirt up the front with a cord. I therefore disclaim the broad ideaof lacing and the broad idea of perforatiug a hat; but

What I deem to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of the hat A, provided with a series of perforations,a c, separated by a partition, E, extending nearly across the surface ofthe crown of the hat, with the cord IOC thesagging of the latter, andalso keeping open the holes and facilitating the free circulation of airthrough the interior of the hat-crown, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my Vsi gnature in presence of twoWitnesses.

FRAN CIS H. CRAFTS.

Witnesses:

THOMAS W. LLOYD, SAM. LINN.

